Tel Aviv — As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into its sixth day ... There are currently seven Israeli women still thought to be held in Gaza, including five IDF service members ...
This again illustrates the challenge the IDF faced in northern Gaza. Three months of tough fighting from October to January demonstrated how hard it was to remove Hamas completely from this area.
Throughout the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas, but he never offered a plan for a realistic alternative that could take control of Gaza, leaving ...
For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims. That could make a return to fighting more likely, but the results might be ...
For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power ... thousands to flee and destroying nearly every structure in their path, including schools and shelters ...